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偏袒
piāntǎn
Description
"偏袒"的意思是不公平地帮助一边的人，对另一边不公平。
"偏袒" means unfairly helping one side and being unfair to the other.
比如老师如果只帮自己喜欢的学生，我们就说他偏袒。
For example, if a teacher only helps the students they like, we say the teacher is 偏袒.
Meanings
偏袒piāntǎn
to be partial to; to take sides unfairly
妈妈总是偏袒弟弟。
Mom always favors my younger brother.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
stronger and more formal than 偏心; implies clearly unfair support of one side.
- Etymology
偏 (biased) + 袒 (to bare/expose), originally baring one arm to show support.
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